What's really behind the MSM's McCain-worship

[rangerrebew]

September 1, 2018
What's really behind the MSM's McCain-worship
By Amalric de Droevig

The mainstream media don't like John McCain. They don't respect John McCain, either.  The recent torrent of articles gushing about John McCain's honor, patriotism, civility, and amenability have nothing whatsoever to do with the man and everything to do with his adversary in the White House.  For the mainstream media, there is no such thing as simply reporting the news.  Everything the press does, down to every measly word it chooses, is to advance its leftist agenda, whether ordinary people know it or not.

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[240B]

They only love McCain because McCain hated Trump.
If by some chance McCain had been anywhere on Trump's staff, the same people now praising him would be spitting on him and calling him a war criminal.

With all of McCain's pomp and fanfare, all of this is really not about him at all. All of this hubbub about McCain is really directed at Trump. McCain's whole funeral is not about McCain at all. It is all about Trump.

[dfwgator]

Consider Bob Dole vs McCain

War Record:  Bob Dole was wounded in Italy during WWII.  McCain's plane shot down in Vietnam and taken POW.  I'll be generous and call that a draw.

Senate Record: Bob Dole served the longest term for a Republican as Senate Majority/Minority Leader, and was also RNC Chairman.   McCain in the Senate?  The Keating Five, is his biggest claim to fame.

And both were GOP nominees for President.


So, why do I get the feeling that Dole's funeral isn't going to get nearly the coverage as McCain's? I suspect we'll hear more Viagara jokes, than anything.

[Cyber Liberty]

McCain was the press' favorite Republican since long before Trump decided he's a Republican.

[dfwgator]

McCain was the press' favorite Republican since long before Trump decided he's a Republican.

Yep, started during the 2000 campaign, when he attacked W.

[Sanguine]

Worshiping John McCain is not about worshiping John McCain; rather, it is an indirect way to undermine Donald Trump and his presidency.  As far as the press is concerned, the better John McCain looks, the more impressive his record and his life, the worse his arch-nemesis, Donald Trump, looks in the eyes of the public.  In other words, the bigger John McCain's death is made to be, the smaller Donald Trump's deeds become.

Exactly.

[skeeter]

McCain was the press' favorite Republican since long before Trump decided he's a Republican.

The whole Keating mess, when he was the token republican in the hot seat, taught McCain a lesson early on about the value of staying in the media's good graces.

[Cyber Liberty]

The whole Keating mess, when he was the token republican in the hot seat, taught McCain a lesson early on about the value of staying in the media's good graces.

'Firmtive.

[Slide Rule]

McCain was a walker. Like in walking across the aisle
in order to support some democratic concept.

He liked talking to Ted. He like the nice press coverage
he would receive when he spoke against conservative
concepts. Of course when he ran for the top spot, John
was surprised by the anger. John was a turncoat, and
that is as positive as I can be about him.

:)